finally got the subwoofer... now time for an amp.... any suggestions??

after 2 days of constantly asking questions and snooping around i finally purchased the Alpine SWX-1243D Dual 4 Ohm 1000w RMS Subwoofer... i just have this 1 single woofer and am not planning to put in a second... so onto the tricky part.. choosing the amp... i want to be running this sub to its full potential i.e 1000w RMS of clean power... want to be doing a parallel 2 ohm load setup (obviously)... so looking for an amp with some headroom @ 2 ohm i.e 1200w... so please provide me with the best possible solution while keeping the above in mind.. also reliability is a major concern for me as i am not planning on an upgrade for at least 2 years from now... budget is under $350 as i'm ordering international (non US /Canada)... so yeah.. thats about it.... thanks guys!

Re: finally got the subwoofer... now time for an amp.... any suggestions??

Originally Posted by manas

after 2 days of constantly asking questions and snooping around i finally purchased the Alpine SWX-1243D Dual 4 Ohm 1000w RMS Subwoofer... i just have this 1 single woofer and am not planning to put in a second... so onto the tricky part.. choosing the amp... i want to be running this sub to its full potential i.e 1000w RMS of clean power... want to be doing a parallel 2 ohm load setup (obviously)... so looking for an amp with some headroom @ 2 ohm i.e 1200w... so please provide me with the best possible solution while keeping the above in mind.. also reliability is a major concern for me as i am not planning on an upgrade for at least 2 years from now... budget is under $350 as i'm ordering international (non US /Canada)... so yeah.. thats about it.... thanks guys!

Lookin into the Apline MRP-1000 You can get one for around 220-250 used its solid amp and it will do 1000rms @ 2ohms which is perfect for your sub and price range !

Would a 5000 watt amp blow the sub on "volume 1" ? No because a 5000 watt amp (properly adjusted) on "volume 1" may only be putting out 50 watts..

This point is moot to any beginner because to properly adjust an amplifier you need to use an oscilloscope on a tone source not music..Blah blah blah..Have a professional do it you will screw it up no offense.

Any amp's output is totally under the operators control via the source's (headunit) volume knob.

The underlying point here is: when in doubt set any ego you may have aside and have a professional installer set everything up, and instruct you.